Epidemic vs Pandemic

Epidemic vs Pandemic

Epidemic

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a particular area at a particular time

Multiple Choice

Which do you think is larger?

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

Pandemic

A wide spread infectious disease that affects a whole country, multiple countries or world; starts as an endemic but cannot be contained or stopped

Epidemic vs Pandemic

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following most accurately describes the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

• A pandemic is the result of a disease more easily cured than an epidemic.

• A pandemic occurs in a rural area, an epidemic occurs in large cities.

• A pandemic describes a disease that kills people more quickly than an epidemic.

• A pandemic affects a larger region and more people than an epidemic.